I picked the two travelers as I grew up with the grim's version. It's a very nostalgic tale for me. Since this story has traveled to literally all corners of the planet, it was pretty free for me to pick where and who for this pic. I decided on romania, focusing on the Romani culutral dress. I read some other Romanian fairy tales and used that to inform what kind of bird I should inclued. All the birds pictured have been punished by god in some form, usually for being greedy or seeking forbidden knowledge. The castle in the background is castle bran, which is the least creepy castle in Romania.